Architecture Program

The aim of the program is to introduce students to architectural design principles and thinking. In the end, it is aimed to bring the knowledge and skills of the students to a certain level, to have a good command of architectural design methods and to have project design qualifications. It also associates with the mission of international employability of the Rauf Denktas University.
The mission of the program is to get aims and objectives fulfilled and achieve the intended learning outcomes. The mission of the program is to educate students who can realize qualified designs and projects by adopting the architectural thinking approach.
The Architecture program is in demand not only nationally but internationally. With its employable alumni, it contributes to architectural activities. The curricula of the program address this need and will have graduates with attributes that enable them for international employment.

As an architect, you will design new spaces, additions, and adjustments to existing structures, as well as provide advice on the restoration and conservation of historic properties. You may work on single space or on large-scale redevelopment projects, and your responsibilities may include the design of the surrounding environment and public areas. You’ll collaborate closely with clients and users to ensure that proposed designs meet criteria and are functional, safe, and cost-effective. Generally, you’ll oversee a project from beginning to end and collaborate with a variety of construction specialists, including surveyors and engineers.

Program graduates will be equipped with all the knowledge, skills and competencies that comprise the program learning outcomes (PLOs) to successfully join the architecture work environment. Upon completion of the undergraduate degree program in Architecture students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate critical thinking through a self-reflective process of conceptualization and design thinking that is open to consideration of alternative perspectives by analyzing, evaluating, and synthesizing ideas and information gathered through applied research grounded in information literacy.
2. Implement complex two and three-dimensional graphic representation techniques using a wide variety of traditional and digital media, to reflect on and explain the architectural design process to a wide range of stakeholders.
3. The knowledge and ability to apply a design decision-making process through appropriate technical documentation in a manner that is client-centered, sustainable, aesthetic, cost effective, and socially responsible.
4. Incorporate a wide range of technical skills and professional architectural knowledge during schematic design to demonstrate a comprehensive application of life safety, accessibility, and sustainability issues in making sound design decisions across varying scales and levels of complexity.
5. Demonstrate the ability to synthesize a wide range of variables into an integrated design solution by employing appropriate building materials, building systems, and construction practices grounded in environmental stewardship and based on sound research and design decisions across varying scales of systems and levels of complexity.
6. Understanding how to collaboratively lead teams of stakeholders in the process of conceiving, developing and implementing solutions to problems in the built and natural environments, utilizing knowledge of the diverse forms and the dimensions of professional practice along with associated ethical, legal, financial and social responsibilities.
7. Apply math, physics, logic as reasoning skills to investigate problems related to force resolution in structural systems, thermal heat gain and loss in buildings, material quantity estimates, budget management, and life-cycle cost analysis.
8. Demonstrate information literacy through applied research by raising clear and precise questions, using abstract ideas to clarify and express information, and considering diverse points of view, to reach well-reasoned conclusions and evaluate options against relevant design criteria, building standards, and program requirements.
9. To build abstract relationships and understand the impact of ideas based on the study and analysis of multiple theoretical, social, political, economic, cultural, and environmental contexts. students must also be able to use a diverse range of skills to think about and convey architectural ideas, including writing, investigating, speaking, drawing, and modeling. Student learning aspirations for this PLO include · Being broadly educated. · Valuing lifelong inquisitiveness. · Communicating graphically in a range of media. · Assessing evidence. · Comprehending people, place, and context. · Recognizing the disparate needs of client, community, and society.